This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the Native American population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Indian health care; health care access for Native American veterans; and employment and training services on tribal lands.

This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the American Indian population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include the Indian health service; Indian gaming; fraud and abuse in the Indian tribal sector; and flood insurance.

This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the American Indian population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include federal income taxation of Indian tribes and members; an overview of the Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act; Indian tribal civil jurisdiction's reach over non-Indians; child custody proceedings under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); child support enforcement and tribal programs; profiles of partnerships between tribal education departments and local education agencies; and Indian education policies in five Northwest region states.

This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the American Indian population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include a brief history of federal Indian education programs, the students served by these programs and their funding; the Indian Education Formula Grant Program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); addressing child hunger and obesity in Indian country; unique factors that may affect economic activity on tribal lands; gaming on newly acquired lands and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); and Indian reserved water rights under the Winters Doctrine.

This book presents new research on new developments and policies in the Native American population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include highways and highway safety on Indian lands; Indian water rights settlements; the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act; the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; the National Labor Relations Board's enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act against tribal employers and the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015; and the Buy Indian Act.

This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the American Indian population in the United States. Topics discussed in this compilation include the administrative process by which groups may be acknowledged as Indian tribes; federal funding for non-federally recognised tribes; an examination of the Department of Homeland Security efforts to co-ordinate with tribal governments to address border security threats and vulnerabilities on Indian reservations; and federal agencies focus on fighting crime in Indian country and strengthening the bond between federal and tribal law enforcement.